Expressway traffic conditions during the Obon period (breaking news)
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August 17, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) has summarized the traffic conditions during the Obon period [7 days from August 10 (Wednesday) to August 16 (Tuesday), 4th year of Reiwa], so we will inform you. .
≪Overview of traffic conditions≫
- The average daily traffic volume of the representative section is compared to 2019 *1 and 77% was. (Compared to last year *2 Then 149 %)
- The traffic volume during the period peaked on August 11 (Thursday) on the Out-bound line and on August 14 (Sunday) on the In-bound line.
- The number of traffic jams over 5km is Twice (5 times in 2019), the biggest traffic jam during the period Occurred on Thursday, August 11 E8 Hokuriku Expressway (Out-bound line) Sanjo Tsubame IC to Niigata Nishi IC accident and traffic congestion "12.0 km" was.
[Comparison period]
- August 8th (Thursday) to 18th (Sunday), 2019: 11 days
- August 6 (Friday) to 16 (Monday), 2021: 11 days
1. Average daily traffic volume in representative sections *3 (vehicles/day)
| Road name | section | Reiwa 4th year A. |
Reiwa first year B |
Reiwa Year-on-year comparison A/B |
Reiwa 3rd year C. |
Reiwa 3rd year A/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8Hokuriku Expressway | Asahi IC-Clairless IC | 21,300 | 26,400 | 81％ | 14,000 | 152％ |
| E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Minakami IC to Yuzawa IC | 26,000 | 35,300 | 74％ | 17,700 | 147％ |
| Daily traffic volume based on simple average of the above 2 sections | 23,700 | 30,900 | 77％ | 15,900 | 149％ | |
"IC: Interchange"
*3 Traffic volume is approximated by traffic counter (all vehicle types)
≪Reference: Comparison period≫
2020, 2021, and 2019 Obon period arrangement of days of the week
| R4 year | 8/10 (water) |
8/11 (wood) |
8/12 (Money) |
8/13 (soil) |
8/14 (Day) |
8/15 (Moon) |
8/16 (fire) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 year | 8/6 (Money) |
8/7 (soil) |
8/8 (Day) |
8/9 (Moon) |
8/10 (fire) |
8/11 (water) |
8/12 (wood) |
8/13 (Money) |
8/14 (soil) |
8/15 (Day) |
8/16 (Moon) |
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| R year | 8/8 (wood) |
8/9 (Money) |
8/10 (soil) |
8/11 (Day) |
8/12 (Moon) |
8/13 (fire) |
8/14 (water) |
8/15 (wood) |
8/16 (Money) |
8/17 (soil) |
8/18 (Day) |
2. Main congestion points
2022 Obon period traffic jam occurrence situation (maximum traffic jam length 5 km or more): 2 times in total
| worst | Road name / direction | Traffic jam location | Peak date and time | Extension | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E8Hokuriku Expressway (below) | Tsubame Sanjo-Niigata West | 8/11 (Thursday) around 11:45 | 12.0km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 2 | E8Hokuriku Expressway (below) | Nakanoshima Mitsuke-Sanjo Tsubame | 8/14 (Sun) around 10:35 | 6.1km | Accident and traffic concentration |
≪Reference≫
2019 Obon period traffic jam occurrence situation (maximum traffic jam length 5 km or more): 5 times in total
| worst | Road name / direction | Traffic jam location | Peak date and time | Extension | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E8Hokuriku Expressway (below) | Nakanoshima Mitsuke-Sanjo Tsubame | 8/11 (Sun) around 11:45 | 8.5km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 2 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | Toyota Iiyama-Myoko Kogen | 8/11 (Sun) around 10:00 | 7.9km | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | E8Hokuriku Expressway (below) | Tsubame Sanjo-Niigata West | 8/12 (Mon) around 12:15 | 6.6km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 4 | E8 Hokuriku Expressway (above) | Sanjo Tsubame-Nakanoshima Mitsuke | 8/14 (Wednesday) around 11:45 | 6.3km | Traffic concentration |
| 5 | E8 Hokuriku Expressway (above) | Niigata West-Sanjo Tsubame | 8/8 (Thursday) around 18:20 | 5.2km | Broken car and traffic concentration |
No record of traffic congestion of 5 km or more during the Obon period in 2021
3. Average daily traffic volume of representative 2 sections *4
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